The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-01-27

; dence, than knowledge or 2ru
dence. Every other man is objec
tionable to the man who wants th
prize for himself, or his persons
preference, or who plays his hungr
/ jaws over the prospect OF boodle.
But this objection is absurd, an
comes only from fools. Let US Sc
how the world thinks and ha
thought about this matter, il
time past as we'll as present.
William, emperor of Germany. i.
the oldest sovereign in the world
and by universal concession, tht
ablest and wlsest in Europe. Hi
administration of the affairs of {
great empire, has won the admira
ton of the world. He is eighty
seven years old. Bismark, the
greatest statesman in Europe, If
seventy-two. Gladstone, the great.
est statesman of England is past
eighty. These arc tho prominent
men of Europe. Nobody over
there thinks they arc too old. They
know the v.sus of age and expert
ence, and long familiarity with pub
lie affairs, aid unless the mental
powers fail, a statesman is never
TOO old in Europe.
In our own country how stands
the record? franklin was seventy
years old when lie went to France
as American Ambassador, and ne
gotiatod the tr-aty of alliance with
that country in 1878. Samuel
Adams. one of the great spirits of
Revolutionary war. was seventy
FIVE when he became Governor of
Massachusetts,. JOHN Adams was
sixty two when he became the sec
end President OF the United States.
Roger Sherman was sixty six when
be signed the Declaration of indie
pendcnce, and retired from public
life at almost eighty six with
mental powers in full yigor. Hon
ry Clay was seventy three when he
said. in the Senate of the United
States, that he would rather be
right than President. Webster,
Benton, Cass and John Quincy
Adams, were sill old men when they
were most able and influential in
the Senate and country at large
Who ever heard of Roger 3. Taney
or any one of the other illustrious
men named. being too cd; and
when did Ohio ever have an abler
and wiser, and more patriotic Gov
ernor than William Allen, who was
declared by all the fools in the
State, to be too old. Nonsense, all
of it Men like Allen, and Thur
man are never too cid.
Another consideration is 10.
without value in this connection.
If nominated Judge Thurman will
encounter no hostility fro m factions
nor angry jeaIousies from indlvidu
ais. lie is antagonized by none of
these, and all will rally TO bis sup
port. Factions will disband, and
ambition. for the time, lie GOWN
and be still, and bide its time.
And again it may be urged that
he will not consent; Will decline
the nomination. We for one, have
no fear of that. While he certainly
does not desire it. he viii no.. prob.
ably. refuse It. Whi'e he has no
urging him 10 seek it, his
sense OF dutr to lie Democratic
marty would not allow him to de /
cline it when given. His sen e Of
obligation when his party calls
him 10 lead will bring him to the !
front. He viii conc when called
be sure OF that, and when lie 'locs
come it viii be to lead Us to VIC
tory. !
Let tie nomination go 10 Thur
nan, "the noble old Roman" as
,rienas and admirers aaectiGnately
tyle him. But he is nobler than
my Roman of them all gifted
With the exceiIencies of all Rome's
greatest. but without their infirmi-
les If mind or principles. An CT
Tor. with the eioeuence, but not
he boasting egotism of Cicero
philosopher, but not a snarllng
ynic like Cato. no . pulling eiec.
ro-negativo moraliet, like Seneca;
sta:esmar, but without the lust for 4,
over and dominion of Cesar Au- ,
ustus patriot, but not a fire. ]
rained fanatic. like The first, nor {